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sedition 


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State   Convention-^Ad.   Ses.]  [November,  1861. 

Presented  by  Mr.  Kayner. 
John  "W.  Syme,  Printer  to  the  Convention. 


AN   ORDINANCE   TO   DEFINE  AND  PUNISH  SEDI- 
TION. 

Be   it  ordained,    <.fc,  That  if  any  person  in  this   State 

2  shall    attempt   to   convey   intelligence  to   the   enemies   of 

3  the  Confederate  States,  or  shall  maliciously  and  advisedly 

4  endeavor  to  incite  the  people  to  resist  the  government  of 

5  this  State  or  the  Confederate  States,  or  persuade  them  to 

6  return  to  their  connection  with  the  United  States,  or  mali- 

7  cously  and  advisedly  terrify  and  discourage  the  people  from 

8  enlisting  into  the  service  of  this  State  or  of  the  Confederate 

9  States,  or  shall  stir  up  or  incite  tumults,  disorders  or  insur- . 

10  rections  in  this  State,  or   dispose  the  people  to  favor  the 

11  enemy,  every  such  person  being  thereof  legally  convicted 

12  by  the  evidence  of  two  or  more  credible  witnesses,  or  other 

13  sufficient  testimony,  shall  be  adjudged  guilty  of  a  high  mis- 

14  demeanor,  and  shall  be  fined  and  imprisoned  at  the  discre- 

15  tion  of  the  court,  and  shall  enter   into  recognizance  with 

16  good  security,  in  such  sum  as  the  court  may  deem  proper, 

17  to  be  of  the  peace  and  good  behavior  toward  all  people  in 

18  the  State  for  three  years  thereafter. 


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